Tactile/Haptic Aspects of Multisensory Packaging Design

Charles Spence ()
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Charles Spence: University of Oxford

Chapter 6 in Multisensory Packaging, 2019, pp 127-159 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Consumers normally come into contact with the tactile attributes of packaging whenever they pick a food and beverage, or home and personal care, product off the shelf. What the consumer feels about the tactile attributes of the packaging (and their haptic interaction with it) can influence both their product expectations and thereafter their product experience. It should come as little surprise, therefore, to find that a growing number of companies/packaging designers are increasingly trying to distinguish their product packaging by giving it a ‘signature’ feel (i.e., one that distinguishes it haptically from the competition). There is also growing interest in functional tactile/haptic packaging that delivers a benefit in terms of enhancing the consumer’s multisensory product experience. That said, it is important to bear in mind that the tactile/haptic aspects of product packaging are typically not experienced in isolation; they are themselves influenced by the other sensory aspects of the packaging, such as its colour, fragrance, and potentially by any sounds that are heard when the consumer interacts with it. Therefore, anyone who is thinking about multisensory design really needs to consider these various crossmodal interactions in order to optimize the tactile/haptic design of their product packaging.

Keywords: Touch; Tactile; Haptic; Packaging; Multisensory; Weight; Texture; Feel (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-94977-2_6

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